In so many words the question was: "In Javascript, what do you call a function that can pause execution while the runtime executes other tasks, then continues execution later at the point that the function last left off?"

Then a follow up: "What is the syntax for such a function?"

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In so many words the question was: "In Javascript, what do you call a function that can pause execution while the runtime executes other tasks, then continues execution later at the point that the function last left off?"

Then a follow up: "What is the syntax for such a function?"

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

A generator function. Make sure to mention something about the `yield` keyword and how it behaves versus `return`.

Follow up answer: 
`function* functionName() {
  yield 
  return
}`
The asterisk and `yield` are the most important.

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